Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Trump Erodes the Global Power of American Values

The scholar who coined the term "soft power" thinks the U.S. will regain its stature. But not under the current president.

January 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM EST

By Albert R. Hunt

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Donald Trump's tirade a week ago against non-white countries may be tearing the final fiber off American soft power.

Witness the worldwide reaction in the time since the president of the United States called African and Latin American countries "s---holes." This is the latest in a series of offensive actions or assertions by the president that undercuts the appeal of America and American values.

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